Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25
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Beginning with next Monday the after.
noon session of schools will open at l:3O
and close at $3.50 o'clock.
The paddlewheels on the Chateaugay
are practically completed, and work on
the other parts is making good progress.
Work is progressing rapidly on DR.. w.
S. Webb's new residence in Shelburn,
about 200 men being employed upon it.
One of the nine sophomores who has
been suspended at Williams college for be-
ing implicated in the Choate hazing affair
is Samuel d. Beckwth of Plattsburgh.
Mr.. S. Huntington has Begin to lay the
! floor timbers for his block and it. is eX-
pected that the workmen will enclose the
basement before work is suspended for
the winter.
The first meeting of the Coasting club
held last week, shows that winter
sports are not yet dead in this city, and
Burlington promises to be socially very
lively the coming winter.
A large amount of work will be done
along the Champlain canal during the
winter. Stone are being loaded all along
the canal and employment will be given
to all who want it.
4 meeting of the Champlain Valley
Poultry association will be held at the
City Court room on Friday evening at
o'clock for the purpose of taking action
with reference to a poultry show to be
held in City Hall.
,aItta ~ coins with holes p11uchpd
in them has been fixed by the United
States treasury department as follows
Double eagles SO silver dollars, IS cents
half dollars, 35 cents; quarter dollars, IS
cents, and dimes five cents
The Champlain Valley association di-
rectors say that they were so successful at
the last State fair that there is a small
balance in the treasury after paying cur
rent expenses and interest, but small out
standing debts may exhaust it.
The steamer WetheIbee arrived Tues
day with her last tow for the season, and
has gone into winter quarters at the har-
Dor. The Germania is expected in to-day
on her last trip. The last tow of the sea-
son is expected to arrive Saturday.
The members of Stannard Post are
making an effort to secure two Columbiads
or 81 Founders to be mounted on Battery
Park, one at each corner next to the lake.
Congressman Stewart and Grout have
been written to III regard to the matter
and the chances are that the project will
be successful.
\ long and very much needed work tor
the security of the students rooming in
the college building against fire is now be-
ing done. This consists III the putting in
of fire escapes at the north and south ends
of the building and also of water pipes at
both ends, to which will be attached on
each floor pieces of hose that can be used
in the case of fire.
Al meeting of the trustees of the How
ard Relief society held Tuesday Mrs. DR..
Carpenter sent in her resignation as treas
urer and one of the trustees and it was
accepted. The designations of Henry
Greene and G. w. Wales as members of
the advisory committee We're also sent in |
and accepted. Miss Elizabeth Lowry was |
elected treasurer.
The Supreme Court has just sent an or
Ger to the county clerks directing that !
the judges and chaucellors' dockets of all |
the courts be hereafter made seven inches |
in length and four inches in width, and !
bound in black, flexible, spring back !
covers properly labelled, with one or two |
cases on page as Will be most convenient |
as to size"
There <7ill be five eclipses in lSSS, two
total and three partial. One total eclipse
will be visible here January 2S; the moon
will enter the shadow at 1875 p, m, begin
the total eclipse at $3.50 and end it at 1:14.
July 22d the moon will enter the shadow
at 1883 p. m, begin the total eclipse at
ll:52 and end the eclipse at 1871 a. m,
leaving the shadow at 1886 a. m. on the 23d.
An item is going the rounds of the
press concerning the curious custom in
Mexico OF the physicians having lights
displayed outside their Office all night, to
signify that they answer night calls. Sew
eral of Burlington's physicians follow the
same custom, usually having their names
painted or ground into the globes and
even displaying colored lights.
The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity of
the university held their initiation Thurs
day evening The three novitiates were
at their own rooms and trans.
ported to their hall on College street after
circuitous driving about the
city. What was done with them after
the hall can readily be guessed
by any one who has ever belonged to
college secret society.
A short time since two ladies from the
country traded in various stores in this
city and during the course of the after
noon one of them dropped $40 bill. Tues
day a son of the loser who CHANGED to be
in the store of j. b. Scully 81 Co., men
toned the occurrence and after answer
ing various questions in relation to the
loss was gratitied to receive the identical
bill which bad been picked up by one of
the clerks.
BY the accidental omission of Figure,
the amount of Miss Towards residuary
bequest to the Howard Relief was much
understated in the item printed last
week. The Howard Relief association and